Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 31
खानपानादिकं सर्वं कार्यं तेन विवर्जयेत् । तस्य कन्या न दातव्या तत्संसर्गी च तादृशः
khānapānādikaṃ sarvaṃ kāryaṃ tena vivarjayet | tasya kanyā na dātavyā tatsaṃsargī ca tādṛśaḥ
Qu’on évite avec lui toute relation, telle que manger et boire. Qu’on ne lui donne pas sa fille en mariage, ni à celui qui le fréquente et lui ressemble.
Narratorial voice (contextual dharma-instruction; explicit speaker not stated in this verse)
Scene: Household threshold scene: a family declines food-sharing with a censured man; elders counsel restraint; a marriage proposal is respectfully refused to protect kula-dharma.
FAQs
Association shapes character; dharma advises distancing from censured conduct to preserve social and spiritual integrity.
No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it is normative dharma guidance within the Dharmāraṇya section.
A social prescription is given: avoid commensality and marital alliance with the censured person and his close associates.